Lucky Bucky in Oz

By John R. Neill

After an explosion blows Lucky Bucky sky-high, he meets Davy Jones, a wooden whale who helps him voyage to Oz. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0929605179
• ISBN13: 9780929605173
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Books of Wonder
• Length: 289 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 9 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 10

Customer Reviews

A whale of a tale!

I just finished rereading Lucky Bucky and found myself laughing throughout the text. Neill does not write as tight a story as L. Frank Baum, but he does create characters as delightful as any developed by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Davy Jones, the wooden whale who befriends Bucky Jones and starts him on his quest, is one of the best. As with all Oz stories, getting there is all the fun. Bucky and Davy have a great time and so will you. Neill was the illustrator of Oz books for 40 years and this book contains the last views that he gave us of this magical land. If you love reading Oz books, this one will not disappoint you. From the Volcano Bakery to the Emerald City, go along for the ride. You won't regret it.

Excellent illustrations and fantasy

This book haunted me from age 5. The first 70 pages are among the best in Oz. A pleasure.